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The great ski train debate: Will skiers, workers ever ride the rails in Colorado?
Passengers relax on Amtrak’s California Zephyr, which follows the Colorado River and passes through a remote corner of Eagle County (Chase Woodruff, Colorado Newsline photo). In the summer of 1960,…
Boebert opponents in Colorado vow to keep battling Utah’s Uinta Basin Railway
Candidates from both major political parties looking to unseat pro-fossil-fuel and national rising-star Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert agree Utah’s Uinta Basin Railway that would dramatically increase oil-train traffic through Colorado is a bad…
CDOT delves into passenger train market as it eyes mountain expansion
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) on Friday issued the following press release on its call for manufacturers to show what train vehicles they have available for an expanded mountain…
Air-quality issues plague Utah oil loading facility seen as backup to rail plan
The Price River near Kyune, Utah, where the proposed Uinta Basin Railway would meet the existing Union Pacific line, is pictured from an Amtrak passenger train on June 5, 2023.…
Federal agencies oppose rehearing of rail ruling that found in favor of Eagle County, green groups
Union Pacific oil train on the Colorado River in Eagle County (David O. Williams photo). The federal agencies ordered by a court to reconsider their approval of a controversial Utah…
Avon, Vail mayors agree that future ski, commuter train would need to connect Eagle airport to Vail ski area
Dormant Tennessee Pass Line railroad tracks at Sage, a point near the Eagle County Regional Airport. The Gypsum wallboard plant is in the background, with its active rail connection to…
CDOT moves ahead with northwest passenger rail study, expanded Bustang service
The Colorado Department of Transportation on Monday issued the following press release on $5 million in funding to study the return of passenger rail service in Northwest Colorado: Passenger rail…
Vail Mayor Langmaid calls for train to Vail, less rhetoric on Mexico, immigration
Rail expert Henry Posner III, who has reached out to Vail Mayor Kim Langmaid, watches a new battery-powered passenger train (Carnegie Mellon University photo). Outgoing Vail Mayor Kim Langmaid, in…
Colorado lawmakers look to limit train length, boost safety as federal bill stalls
A train of mostly empty tank cars derailed outside Suncor Energy’s oil refinery in Commerce City on June 16, 2023 (Chase Woodruff Colorado Newsline). Colorado lawmakers will likely consider a…
State switches up Moffat Tunnel lease team as passenger rail push accelerates
The state of Colorado has switched tracks on its Moffat Tunnel lease renegotiation, with the Colorado Department of Transportation taking the reins from the state’s Department of Local Affairs as…